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cow 4 weeks from calving and forcing

Tomjim · 2014-02-09 20:53:19

I have a cow who is circa 4 weeks from calving and she seems to be forcing some of the time as if she is trying to urinate but there is nothing coming. She is eating a bit but would not be eating as well as the others I have noted in the last few days she was very full looking. Any idea what the problem is

09-02-2014 8:53pm

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Tomjim

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I have a cow who is circa 4 weeks from calving and she seems to be forcing some of the time as if she is trying to urinate but there is nothing coming.

She is eating a bit but would not be eating as well as the others

I have noted in the last few days she was very full looking.

Any idea what the problem is

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#2 09-02-2014 9:41pm

funny man

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sounds like she is constipated, what are they eating?

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#3 09-02-2014 11:08pm

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Twisted uterus, examine in morning and untwist if so or get vet to do so calf might be dead and cows body trying to reject it
Hope I'm wrong

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#4 09-02-2014 11:13pm

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Could she be calving to an earlier service, it would not be the first time it happened

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#5 09-02-2014 11:16pm

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We had one years ago she went mad pressing. When we handled her the waters hadn't broken. We got the vet out and he said she was just having a dummy run and that it would wear of her and she'll calve normally whenever, that's what happened.

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